Did you know a criminal network managed to scam the EU out of over 250 million euros using fake invoices and customs fraud with Chinese e-scooters? While ordinary people pay taxes, these geniuses imported electric scooters as parts and bikes, cheating customs and dodging VAT! At the center is a mysterious Chinese woman, ‘Kelly’, who, along with her partners, enjoyed luxury yachts and real estate bought with dirty money. And customs officials? Allegedly helping for bribes! Italian authorities even seized a shipment of 45 scooters declared as 10 bikes – just one example of this massive fraud. Asset freezes and investigations are ongoing, but we wonder – how many more such networks roam free? If you think this is just another boring corruption story, think again! Comment below – is the EU even capable of fighting this crime, or are we all just suckers paying the price?
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